The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

An Yi assigned a secret guard to follow the man with the mole.

Shen Baozhao, who had disguised himself as a man with a big mole, was now wandering around the martial arts field, looking around.

Brahma Mountain is said to be a martial arts arena, but in fact it is used more for beast fighting rather than practicing martial arts.

Therefore, a circular area with a diameter of about 60 meters in the center was surrounded by high walls.

There are four levels of stands on the periphery. The level closest to the martial arts field with the best view is usually reserved by the powerful and wealthy. Those without money and power can only watch from the third or fourth level.

What's even more interesting is that, extending beyond the stands, there are small pavilions surrounding them. Those are private rooms for those who are not convenient to show up.

Of course, you have to pay extra, and the service will definitely be better.

Shen Baozhao secretly exclaimed that it was a bad idea. He didn't bring enough silver. He didn't know whether the Sixth Prince and his men would watch in the private room or in the stands today.

She could only pray silently that nothing would happen. As she was looking around the martial arts arena, she felt someone following her.

Afraid that his disguise would be exposed today, he had to take the initiative, lured the man to the corner of an attic, and knocked him out neatly.

Poor An Yi is still waiting for his little secret guards to find out the identity of the man with the big mole.

When she returned to the stands of the Colosseum, she saw an acquaintance, oh no, a group of acquaintances.

It turned out that it was Princess Duanning who came with her group of followers, just like on the day of Shangsi Festival.

The only difference was that today, she was accompanied by a man wearing a dark narrow-sleeved python robe with auspicious clouds embroidered with gold thread on the cuffs.

His clothes were indeed elegant, but his inverted triangle eyes and that shaggy face made him look fierce no matter how you looked at him.

But he had a smile on his face and enthusiastically introduced the Colosseum to Princess Duanning.

Another group of young men in bright clothes and on horses were coming towards them, led by two young men, one big and one small, in the middle. The smaller one was the same age as Shen Jie Ling, and followed the bigger one obediently.

When Shen Baozhao saw that the son of the Earl of Zhongyi and Shen Jiemin were among them, he realized that the two of them must be the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince.

When the two groups approached each other and there was only a distance of 20 feet between them, the Sixth Prince immediately changed from his well-behaved appearance to that of a proud fighting cock.

He said to the man with triangular eyes: "Who was he? Turns out to be my good second brother."

"Why? Your men hunted a human bear but didn't present it to Father. Instead, they used it to please a woman?"

The Second Prince also sneered at the Sixth Prince's disrespectful tone, "Sixth brother, you asked me for it after you knew I hunted a man-bear, but I didn't agree."

"Do you need to use my father to put pressure on me?" The Second Prince is not afraid of the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince these days.

Before, his mother, Concubine Xian, was indeed not as favored as Concubine Shu.

Moreover, the Fourth Prince has a powerful in-law family like the Ning'an Marquis Mansion. Unlike his grandfather, who is about to retire.

However, this is not the case that the Marquis' Mansion has become the Earl's Mansion, and a large part of the reason is because the Marquis' Mansion used the dowry of Princess Nanhua to do things for the Fourth Prince.

So his good fourth brother has been keeping a low profile for a while now. He didn't expect that he would come out and be annoying just as the heat of the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion died down.

"Brother, I advise you to spend more time on your studies and try less tricks."

Although the Fourth Prince was speaking to the Second Prince, his eyes looked at Princess Duanning beside him with a half-smile.

Everyone knows that the Second Prince has been in love with Princess Duan Ning since he was a child. But everyone knows that what he is in love with is the power of the Princess's Mansion and the Xue family.

Princess Duan Ning looked at the Fourth Prince generously and asked proudly, "Little Fourth Prince, I heard that you got a black wolf?"

When the Fourth Prince heard Princess Duan Ning calling him by his nickname, his cheeks twitched slightly, and he suppressed his anger and said, "Yes, I got a wolf."

"So, I want to compete with your man-bear."

"Just watching the beasts fight isn't enough. How about we make some bets?" the fourth prince said maliciously.

Seeing that Lady Duan Ning did not say anything, he provoked her by asking, "Duan Ning, are you afraid?"

"It's okay if you don't dare to gamble. Just promise me that you will never call me Xiao Si again. How about that?"

Princess Duanning didn't dare to gamble with him, she was just afraid of being confined by the princess again.

During the Shangsi Festival, her good brother Xue Sheng found out about the competitive competition among the noble ladies caused by her provoking trouble.

So he reported it to the princess, who had her confined for so long. He finally managed to get out of the house under the pretext of the second prince.

Did they think she wanted to play with a shoehorn face?

But if she didn't respond after the Fourth Prince had said this, it would not be her style.

She had never been afraid of anyone, except her mother, the eldest princess.

"Let's bet, what are we betting on?" Duan Ning asked delicately, holding her proud head high.

The fourth prince thought for a moment and said, "If you lose, you can give Jifang Garden to me, how about that?"

"No! Jifang Garden is my mother's garden. Xiao Xiaosi, please change another one." Princess Duanning refused.

When the Fourth Prince heard her calling him Little Fourth again, he suppressed his anger and said fiercely, "Forget it if you can't afford to lose, Duan Ning. We all know that you are afraid of the Princess. It's okay. Brother understands you."

Princess Duan Ning hated people's sarcastic remarks the most, and this person even poked her heart and lungs. Although she was afraid of the eldest princess, no one dared to say anything to her face.

This Xiao Xiaosi was determined to confront her today. If she showed weakness again, she, Duan Ning, would not be able to stay in the imperial city anymore!

He agreed without thinking, and then asked with a smile: "Xiao Si'er, what if you lose?"

The fourth prince asked cautiously, "What do you want?"

Princess Duan Ning has everything she needs, and it’s hard to imagine what the Fourth Prince has that she wants.

But when he saw the Sixth Prince standing beside him, his eyes lit up, and a colorful and priceless lamp flashed in his mind.

Then he said arrogantly: "I want the Nine-Turn Colored Glass Lamp."

"No, no, the Nine-Turn Colored Glass Lamp is mine." The Sixth Prince on the side immediately retorted loudly.

The Fourth Prince was suddenly in a dilemma, because the Nine-Turn Colored Glass Lamp was a gift from a foreign country to celebrate his father's birthday.

It took 749 craftsmen 749 days to complete the lamp, and they failed countless times. It is said that the old craftsman who carved the glass lamp vomited blood and died after the lamp was completed.

That means there is only one of its kind in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a national treasure. This was obtained by my sixth brother after much pleading from my father when my mother was in favor.

The mother and her two children regarded it as a treasure, so how could they possibly use it for gambling?

Seeing the Fourth Prince's face flushed with anger, Duan Ning also mocked him, "Xiao Xiaosi, you can't be the master of your brother, right?"

All the noble ladies who followed Princess Duanning covered their lips with their hands and laughed.

The second prince also added fuel to the fire and advised: "Duan Ning, I think it's better to forget it. Since the incident a while ago, my fourth brother has been scared to death. How can he dare to use the Nine-Turn Colored Glass Lamp as a bet?"

The fourth prince's chest was heaving with anger. If he didn't agree, he would lose face in front of many women of his age, so he could only be timid: "Xiao Lao Er, let's bet. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

After saying that, he led his men away. The two sides sat on the stands outside the martial arts field, more than ten steps apart, clearly separated.

The Sixth Prince was already upset when he saw the Fourth Prince using his Nine-Turn Colored Glass Lamp as a bet.

At this moment, he saw Shen Jie Ling and his classmates not far away. He saw from afar the sachet with a white cat embroidered on it hanging around Shen Jie Ling's waist, which looked vivid and very cute.

He pointed at Shen Jie Ling and ordered the eunuch beside him: "Go, get his purse for me."